Throat
31throat — noun /ˈθɹəʊt,ˈθɹoʊt/ a) The front part of the neck. The wild pitch bounced and hit the catcher in the throat. b) The gullet or windpipe. As I swallowed I felt something strange in my throat. Syn: esophagus, gullet …
32throat — 1. The fauces and pharynx. SYN: gullet. 2. The anterior aspect of the neck. SYN: jugulum. 3. Any narrowed entrance into a hollow part. [A.S. throtu] sore t. a condition characterized by …
33throat — The narrowest portion of a constricted duct, as in a diffuser, a venturi tube, etc. Specifically, a nozzle throat. See nozzle throat …
34throat — a wish to drink intoxicants Possibly a shortened form of dry throat, which makes you thirsty: I d go to bed with yeh only I ve a throat on me. (R. Doyle, 1987 he preferred to go to the pub) …
35throat — noun 1》 the passage which leads from the back of the mouth of a person or animal. ↘the front part of the neck. 2》 literary a voice of a person or a songbird. 3》 Sailing the forward upper corner of a quadrilateral fore and aft sail. Phrases be …
36throat — [[t]θroʊt[/t]] n. 1) anat. zool. the first part of the passage from the mouth to the stomach and lungs, including the pharynx, larynx, and upper parts of the trachea and esophagus 2) anat. zool. some analogous or similar narrowed part or passage… …
37throat — See actual throat carburetor throat and venturi …
38throat·ed — /ˈθroʊtəd/ adj 1 : making a certain kind of sound from the throat used in combination a full throated cry the bullfrog s deep throated call 2 : having a throat of a certain kind or color used in combination a white throated sparrow …
39throat — 1) the anterior ventral surface under the head 2) the distance from the tip of the point to the bottom of the hook bend in a fishing hook, q.v 3) to cut the throat of a …
40throat — n American a swot, in preppie jargon. This is one of many synonyms used by US adolescents for a tedious, conscientious and/or unpopular fellow student; grind, squid and pencil geek are others. This term probably derives from cut throat (com… …
